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COVER ILLUSTRATION by NICK GALIFIANAKIS WINTER 2005 Commonwealth 5 Correspondence CAR TALK: IS INSURANCE A WRECK? • COP TALK: ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH? CommonWealthCommonWealthPOLITICS, IDEAS, AND CIVIC LIFE IN MASSACHUSETTS KINGSKINGS OF OF THETHE HILLHILL TRAVAGLINITRAVAGLINI && DIMASI:DIMASI: WHATWHAT THEY’RETHEY’RE ABOUTABOUT ROMNEY: WHAT HE’S LEARNED WINTER 2005 $5.00 MAKING A SCIENCE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE GOV’S HEALTH PLAN: FOUR VIEWS WINTER 2005 CommonWealth 1 CommonWealth MassINC editor chairmen of the board Robert Keough Gloria Cordes Larson LET’S associate editors Peter Meade Michael Jonas, Robert David Sullivan board of directors art director Joseph D. Alviani Harold Hestnes Joanne Jaxtimer Heather Kramer Hartshorn Ian Bowles Andrew J. Calamare Jeffrey Jones design consultant GET Tripp Jones Heather P. Campion Ken Silvia Kathleen Casavant Elaine Kamarck contributing writers Neil Chayet R.J. Lyman Mary Carey, Christopher Daly, Vincent Cipolla Paul Mattera Richard A. Hogarty, John E. McDonough, Geri Denterlein Kristen McCormack REAL! Mark Erlich Melvin B. Miller Neil Miller, Laura Pappano, Robert Preer, Phil Primack, B.J. Roche, Ralph Whitehead Jr., David H. Feinberg Hilary C. Pennington Making Katharine Whittemore Robert B. Fraser Michael E. Porter Chris Gabrieli Mark E. Robinson washington correspondent Massachusetts C. Jeffrey Grogan Charles S. Rodgers Shawn Zeller Steve Grossman Alan D. Solomont Work for You proofreader Raymond Hammond Benaree Wiley Jessica Murphy Bruce Herzfelder issuesource.org coordinator honorary RealTalk is a series of Jacquelyn Benson Mitchell Kertzman, Founding Chairman editorial advisors John C. Rennie, in memoriam conversations about what Mickey Edwards, Ed Fouhy, board of policy advisors Alex S. Jones, Mary Jo Meisner, economic prosperity: Wayne M. Ayers, young professionals and Ellen Ruppel Shell, Alan Wolfe Peter D. Enrich, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Edward publisher Moscovitch, Andrew Sum, David A. 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Paul Reville, Director and should not be construed as an attempt to Jennifer Candon, Assistant Director influence any election or legislative action. Celine Toomey Coggins, Research Director 2 CommonWealth WINTER 2005 The CITIZENS’CIRCLE MassINC is grateful to the very special individuals whose ideas, advice, and generosity support our work. Anonymous (3) Christopher Fox & Ellen Remmer James T. Morris Tom Alperin Robert B. Fraser John E. Murphy, Jr. Joseph D. Alviani & Chris & Hilary Gabrieli Pamela Murray Elizabeth Bell Stengel Darius W. Gaskins, Jr. Paul Nace & Sally Jackson Joel B. Alvord Paula Gold Fred Newman Carol & Howard Anderson Carol R. & Avram J. Goldberg Bill Nigreen Ronald M. Ansin Philip & Sandra Gordon Paul C. O’Brien Richard J. & Mary A. Barry Jim & Meg Gordon Joseph O’Donnell Gus Bickford Jeffrey Grogan Hilary Pennington & Joan & John Bok Barbara & Steve Grossman Brian Bosworth Francis & Margaret Bowles Robert Halpin Finley H. 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Danforth Gloria & Allen Larson Gregory Torres & Thomas G. Davis Chuck & Susie Longfield Elizabeth Pattullo Edward & Paula DeMore R.J. Lyman Pamela & Alan Trefler Richard B. DeWolfe Carolyn & Peter Lynch Ron Unz Tim Duncan Mark Maloney & Georgia Murray Michael D. Webb Philip J. Edmundson Dan M. Martin David C. Weinstein Susan & William Elsbree Paul & Judy Mattera Robert F. White Wendy Everett Kristen McCormack Helene & Grant Wilson Helen Evans Febbo & Al Febbo Peter & Rosanne Bacon Meade Leonard A. Wilson David Feinberg Nicholas & Nayla Mitropoulos Ellen M. Zane Paul Zintl For information on joining The Citizens’ Circle, contact MassINC at (617) 742-6800 ext. 101 WINTER 2005 CommonWealth 3 4 CommonWealth WINTER 2005 CommonWealth Volume 10, Number 1 ARTICLES DEPARTMENTS 38 DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION 6 CORRESPONDENCE The cars that clog our roads also drain our wallets, and some are blaming 7 PUBLISHER’S NOTE the state’s convoluted insurance 9 INQUIRIES regulations By Dexter Van Zile MCAS hasn’t erased the need for remedial classes in community 50 THE COURAGE OF THEIR CONVICTIONS colleges; civilian firefighters battle After a rash of overturned prison for benefits; a local author takes sentences, police and prosecutors hope a walk through Boston politics; that new scientific methods can make Harvard students help Somerville justice more certain By Matt Kelly revamp its budgeting process 58 GREAT EXPECTATIONS 19 WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK Long known as ultimate insiders, Power players in the capital are Senate President Robert Travaglini making waves over wind farms and new House Speaker Sal DiMasi and fishing limits say they’re bringing some fresh By Shawn Zeller air to Beacon Hill By Michael Jonas 22 STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT 74 MEETING HIM HALFWAY Women rise in the private sector Gov. Mitt Romney talks about what but stall in politics; oil heat rules he’s accomplished during his first two in New England; Bay Staters shed 74 years and what he plans for the rest pounds but take up smoking; pedes- of his term—and beyond trians are better off in Boston; By Robert Keough Massachusetts as pioneer in public health; seat-belt resistance; DISCUSSION tentative optimism on job creation By Robert David Sullivan 84 CONVERSATION 105 REVIEW 24 STATE OF THE STATES Author Peter Schrag talks about Sarah’s Long Walk chronicles the Spending on public schools and the Hancock case and the slippery first fight for school integration in schoolteachers concept of “adequacy” in education Boston—more than 150 years ago By Robert David Sullivan By Robert Johnson Jr. 93 CONSIDERED OPINION 26 HEAD COUNT ½ Boston’s Villa Victoria shows that 109 TWO BITS The geography of Proposition 2 civic participation is hard to sus- Legislative careers and friendships overrides tain in the best of circumstances begin in the curious Beacon By Robert David Sullivan By Mario Luis Small Hill tradition known as the 29 TOWN MEETING MONITOR freshman bullpen A condo boom forces Salisbury 98 ARGUMENT By James V. Horrigan Any health-care fix must slow to grow up the rapid growth in costs 112 FURTHERMORE By Jesse Hardman By Mitt Romney Can Boston survive without 33 INNOVATIONS the Curse of the
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